1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2664
The Haihan Fleet, which came from afar, has become a tourist attraction, which is not surprising to Tao Hongfang and others.Even when they themselves saw this fleet in Dinghai Port, Zhoushan, they couldn't help feeling overwhelmed, wanting to take a good look at these achievements representing Haihan's most advanced shipbuilding and ordnance technology.For the North Koreans, such a fleet is no different from heavenly soldiers descending to earth. In addition to being in awe, they naturally want to visit these huge warships up close.

Tao Hongfang and others stood watching from a distance and did not go forward to join in the excitement.For them, observing the reactions of the local people is the key point of this trip. As for these large and small warships, they have already seen them inside and out on the way here, and there are special personnel to serve as commentators, which is nothing new feeling.

"If you don't have the experience of serving on a warship or working in a shipyard, you probably won't see anything famous from such a quick visit?" Bai Letong is not optimistic about the positive attitude of the locals, thinking that such a static display cannot make people feel ashamed. They really realized the power of Haihan Navy.

Tao Hongfang smiled and said, "Le Tong's words are wrong! Even if you are not an expert, it shouldn't be difficult to see the gap between our fleet and the North Korean navy, right?"

Ning Zijing said: "You want to know the opinions of laymen, so why don't you ask Zi'an?"

Ha Jianyi had to attend the preparatory meeting for the joint military exercise with Shi Chengwu and Wang Anguo these days, so he did not go with them.It was Zhu Zian who served as a clerk in the mission. Shi Chengwu didn't arrange for him to participate in the meeting because he didn't know military affairs, so Zhu Zian came to the riverside with Tao Hongfang and others.

Three of the four of them grew up in Sanya, and Zhu Zian, an outsider, was the most uninitiated about Haihan Navy ships.He has been in contact with the Haihan Navy for the shortest time, and his views will indeed have certain reference value.

Seeing that the eyes of several people turned to him, Zhu Zian could only respond with a wry smile: "The first time I saw the Haihan Navy Fleet was in Lushun Port, Jinzhou, Liaodong. I understand, but I am still greatly shocked. I believe that a large-scale fleet is the best embodiment of Haihan's military strength and even national strength!"

Tao Hongfang nodded and said, "Zi'an might as well elaborate."

Zhu Zi'an said: "I'm really an outsider on this. If there is something wrong, I hope you adults will forgive me."

Bai Letong smiled and said, "But it's okay to say."

Zhu Zi'an said: "I believe that to build an armed fleet of the size of the Haihan Navy, you need sufficient military expenditures, advanced technology in shipbuilding and navigation, powerful ship-mounted artillery, and thousands of well-trained sailors. Dedicated supply ports deployed on the coasts of various places, as well as the technique of thousands of miles of communication that only your country has mastered. These conditions are indispensable for the fleet to operate well. Other countries may be able to meet one or two of them with all their efforts, but not It may fully reach the level of your country."

"That's a pretty comprehensive summary!" Bai Letong nodded approvingly and said, "You're very reasonable, but ordinary people probably don't have your vision and insight, and they might not think of the reasons you said."

Zhu Zian was silent for a moment and then said: "For North Korea, as long as it is something from the suzerain country, it will be fragrant after all."

Tao Hongfang clapped his hands and laughed, "This is the root cause!"

Bai Letong also laughed: "If someone else said this, I would doubt it, but if it comes from your mouth, I will believe it."

Daming was the former suzerain of Korea, and Zhu Zian was a descendant of the royal family of Daming. Of course, he is qualified to make such an evaluation.And it's not that Zhu Zian deliberately belittled North Korea, because they have always regarded the suzerain country as a god for more than 200 years, even if they jumped to Haihan's family 20 years ago, this habit is still continuing.

The local people may indeed not understand how powerful these ships of the Haihan Fleet are, but this does not prevent them from admiring Haihan's powerful force—since it is the equipment displayed by the suzerain country, it must be high-quality goods.What's more, most of these warships moored on the banks of the Han River are models that are not available in the North Korean navy, which is of course very novel to the public.

Arranging a public visit day so that the public can have close contact with these advanced equipment will make their sense of awe of Haihan more concrete, and further deepen their impression of Haihan as a powerful suzerain.

Although Zhu Zian said it easily, he still felt a little sour in his heart.Back in the Wanli period, Daming also sent troops to North Korea to help it repel the Japanese pirates' invasion. At that time, the only one who could provide military protection for North Korea was Daming, and North Korea's attitude towards Daming is needless to say.Unexpectedly, it has only been more than 50 years, and great changes have taken place. The worship and awe of these North Koreans for Hai Han is probably even more than their attitude towards Ming.

Of course, if Daming could have an armed fleet of this size, North Korea would probably not switch to Haihan.After all, being duped by Haihan was also due to Daming's own lack of strength.

For Daming, the image of North Korea as a vassal state is still vivid, but for the people on the riverside who are eager to pour into the tourist area, it is already a generation ago.It has been almost 20 years since Haihan succeeded Daming. Except for a few diehards who still cling to the old imperial calendar, most people have accepted the existence of the new suzerain.

The reason why Zhu Zian appeared here was as part of Haihan's propaganda method to make the North Koreans realize the rationality of Haihan's replacement of Daming.

The Haihan Fleet set up a two-day public open day for the local people. As for those dignitaries who also want to watch the fun, they can register through official channels. After the public open day is over, there will be a one-day special open day for them visit.

This open visit event does not require visitors to pay any fees, which also makes many people who are not interested in it come to join in the fun.According to on-site statistics, on the first day of the public opening day, more than 1 people entered the visiting area.

Although there are too many people, after entering the viewing area, they will be driven all the way by soldiers to complete the "visit" as quickly as possible, but this is a free event after all, and the complaints of the people will not be too serious.Of course, there are also some people who feel unsatisfactory after watching it once, and then go to the entrance to queue for more rounds.

The local schools and academies at all levels, under the unified organization, let teachers and students participate in the visit activities collectively.It is said that this is Fu Li's personal suggestion to North Korea, in order to let the next generation of North Korean citizens realize the "friendship" between the two countries as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)